Hannah’s POV “She’s missing an earring.” Nora was right; in one ear she had the same silver earring as the one I was holding. Her eyes found mine and held them for a long while as I shakily lifted my hand to reveal her missing earring. “I found this,” I said in almost a whisper. “I heard you talking in the study. You said you weren’t anywhere near the library. So, why was your earring here?” She stayed silent for a long while; I could feel Caroline tensing from beside me. We were both out of our element, but I couldn’t allow the queen to accuse Sebastian of something he didn’t do. Without warning, she snatched the earring from my hand; her lips thinning as disapproval shot through her icy gaze. “Alpha King Sebastian didn’t kill that maid,” I told her, keeping my tone low. “You